MORE THAN 2000 miners and their supporters marched trom Silverdale pit to a raily in Newcastle under Lyme, Stafford.
shire on Saturday March 6.
Arthur Scargil spoke to the rall *This is a campaign to save 31 pits from Tory vindictiveness Cool Parkinson made 4 clea when he said Do not forget what the miners ad in 1972. They do not understand that today's miners were al school in 1972. Tell our MPs to show the same class wind c Ireness when they get into power Notjust 31 pts. but 16 coal fred power stations and S00 employees tace closure. The Tories plan to replace them with gas tired power stations at a 30 per cent cast in crease Thists economic madness "They could save E1 bilion a year on subsidy to the nuclear in. dustry and by stopping coal im ports. save another Él billion I am very pleased that the mil ners fare voted in support of the now campaign, with all the power at our elbow. for all the jobs threat ened in our industry.
I call on the UM membership to forget their deferences and rejoin our ranks for a united struggle with ur collegues in NACODS and Don't let us fight alone again! set out trom hero and get your trade union and Labour Party branato support our toring acoch Get your MP and the TUC to fall in credibility is at stake this time round.
Rose Hunter from Trentham women's pit camp said.
Get back to your Labour Party wards and tell them to put socialism back on the agenda. Tell the Moving from demonstrations to action: the miners now need more solidarity